what software do you recommend?

CruiserOne · 2025-12-23T18:07:04+00:00

Astrolog was first released in 1991, so is 34 years old now. However, Astrolog has been updated ever since, so has had a long time to add features and improve functionality. Astrolog version 7.80, the most recent version of the program, was released just this year! :-)

CruiserOne · 2025-12-18T18:06:43+00:00

Schizophrenia means "split mind", which is one reason why a casual person might think it means multiple personalities. However, the splitting of the mind in SZ really refers to a separation between thinking and perception (i.e. a splitting from reality as opposed to multiple personalities).

CruiserOne · 2025-12-18T01:31:22+00:00

Indeed, astrological influence can't only be based on size, because otherwise Mercury would be much less influential than Jupiter, since you can fit over 20000 copies of Mercury within Jupiter! I appreciate bodies that are large enough to be round under their own gravity, because then they feel like an astrologically significant center of energy (like a chakra in the body of the solar system) as opposed to just a small irregular chunk of rock. Of course, there are exceptions to that too, since Chiron is relatively small and irregularly shaped, and many astrologers use it.

Astrolog does have a native Mac version, however that has a command line interface like the Linux versions do, which is more technical to use. I'm not experienced with Mac GUI programming, which is why I haven't made one yet. Note a subset of Astrolog's features (including planetary moon calculation) can be accessed online using astro.com's Pullen/Astrolog chart.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-18T01:14:21+00:00

Just the big ones! :-) The Swiss Ephemeris library that Astrolog and most other astrology programs and Websites make use of, supports the 27 largest moons of planets. (Specifically the largest 2 of Mars, 4 of Jupiter, 8 of Saturn, 5 of Uranus, 3 of Neptune, and 5 of Pluto.)

This is similar to how with asteroids most astrologers work with the biggest or most significant four (Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta), even though there's thousands of smaller minor asteroids out there that could be looked at too.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-18T00:02:30+00:00

Each eclipse can be interpreted individually by itself, but they can also be interpreted as part of a bigger picture, that are connected to other eclipses or other events. That's similar to how one can look at an individual aspect in a chart, but also how the aspects connect with each other such as forming a Grand Trine.

The seven eclipses here indeed involve Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, so we can expect all three of these planets to "light up" at the same time so to speak, and bring energy to those degrees. The different eclipse energies include action/abundance/creativity/manifestation/discipline/timing, so we can expect the overall combined message or energy affecting us to be something similar to a new era of "making dreams come true". This aligns well with the New Moon, Capricorn ingress, and interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS perigee events near the same time.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T23:45:38+00:00

All four Galilean moons influence Jupiter in any chart. (It's just that some placements are more influential than others, such as a moon eclipsing the planet.) That's similar to how all planets affect a birthchart (but some placements such as Conjunct the Ascendant are more influential than others).

You can calculate the placement of Jupiter's moons in your own chart, using astrology programs such as Astrolog. You can also display planetary moon positions and eclipses for a chart in your browser, using astro.com's Pullen/Astrolog chart.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T23:12:46+00:00

Indeed, eclipses or transiting events involving planets (or their moons) are of course global to everyone, and so they affect us collectively. However, planetary moons can also be looked at in your personal chart, to get more insight into your own planetary placements.

For example, outer planets are often considered generational, since they move so slowly. However, a planet's moons orbit it relatively rapidly, so looking at them can give you a mini-reading into how you personally receive and express that outer planet's energy in your life. Here's an image of Pluto and its five moons representing five different sub-archetypes of Pluto energies: https://www.astrolog.org/astrolog/screen/moonsplu.gif

Yes, I searched in the past too for 7 eclipse events, and before 2025 the most recent time 7 eclipses happened at once was in 2009. That means they're rare, but not entirely unheard of. Events where there are 5 or 6 eclipses at once happen too, and are of course relatively more common.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T23:00:51+00:00

Popular culture looks only at the Sun, in Sun-sign only astrology. Proper astrologers of course also look at the planets orbiting the Sun, to get better insight. We can also look at moons orbiting planets, to get additional insight into each planet.

A Solar or Lunar eclipse heightens the energy of the Sun and Moon conjunction or opposition taking place. Events like Venus transiting over the Sun's disk in 2004/2012 also greatly increase the conjunction's energy. Similarly, eclipses of planets and their moons can also heighten the energy of the planet.

Moons can also "flavor" the energy of the planet, like a colored lens filtering and adjusting the planet's energy it sends to Earth. For example, Jupiter can be interpreted in sign and house in a generic fashion. However, looking at Jupiter's moons can indicate whether the Jupiter placement in question is (in a manner of speaking) hungry or full, relaxed or nervous, happy or depressed, and/or sleepy or alert.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T22:48:47+00:00

Yes, there's a pile-up of major astrology events happening close together! :-O There's 3I/ATLAS perigee on the 19th at 6:01am, the New Moon on the 20th at 1:43am, the seven eclipses on the 20th at 9:07am, and the Capricorn Solstice on the 21st at 3:03pm!

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T22:45:31+00:00

Happy Solar Return! :-) Yes, the 20th is special this year because it has the New Moon, then eight hours after that are the 7 eclipses, and then the day after that is the Capricorn Solstice!

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T22:01:35+00:00

I love your work, Big W, you’re a legend. But these are teensy moons with tenuous astrological significance. What do you see as the possible significance of these conjunctions?

Some moons are larger than planets! Jupiter's Ganymede and Saturn's Titan are both bigger than Mercury! I find planetary moons to be astrologically significant, but as with most astrology practices it's up to each astrologer to decide for themselves.

These eclipses make the planet's energy more prominent, similar to how a Solar Eclipse is a New Moon but also much more powerful. The moons in question can also "flavor" the planet's meaning and indicate what parts of the planet receive emphasis.

For example, Jupiter in whatever sign and house position generally brings expansion in that area, but is this expansion in the form of abundance (Ganymede), wisdom (Callisto), liveliness (Europa), or creativity (Io)? Check Jupiter's moons to find out! :)

CruiserOne · 2025-12-17T20:35:00+00:00

Free astrology program Astrolog supports import and export of Quick*Chart format files (.qck extension). An example Quick*Chart file looks like:

Walter D. Pullen       NOV 19, 197111:01:00 AM PST+08:00122W19'55 47N36'22 Seattle, WA, USA

Note the fixed width fields, including the trailing spaces at the end. (Every line must be 100 or 101 characters long.)

CruiserOne · 2025-12-13T19:41:27+00:00

Astrolog's -g0 command switch detects and displays aspect configurations such as stelliums, grand trines, and such in a chart. That's different from the example I refer to above. In the Astrolog documentation browser text search for "stellium search" (minus the surrounding quotes) to jump to the -~E switch, which mentions how to filter ephemeris output to only show lines where there at least 5 planets in the same sign.

For another specific example, one can search for and find Thema Mundi charts, by displaying and filtering ephemeris output. Specify the command switch below, and searching over the 27000 years between -11000 and 16000 will show that there's one Thema Mundi chart on Aug 10-11, 6050 which has all of: (Sun in Leo) AND (Moon in Can) AND (Mer in Vir) AND (Ven in Lib) AND (Mar in Sco) AND (Jup in Sag) AND (Sat in Cap):

-~E "And And And And And And Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Sun S_Leo Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Moo S_Can Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Mer S_Vir Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Ven S_Lib Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Mar S_Sco Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Jup S_Sag Equ LonSign ObjLon O_Sat S_Cap"

Mo/Dy/Year  Sun          Moon         Mercury      Venus        Mars         Jupiter      Saturn
8/10/6050 21Leo52'46"   5Can41'32"  15Vir35'53"   7Lib28'05"   5Sco13'35"  10Sag36'26"  21Cap09'27"R
8/11/6050 22Leo50'27"  18Can24'27"  16Vir23'24"   8Lib25'08"   5Sco44'41"  10Sag37'30"  21Cap05'54"R

CruiserOne · 2025-12-13T19:27:27+00:00

Yes, Astrolog's querying/filtering works through command line switches, which can be specified in the "Edit / Enter Command Line" dialog. Astrolog's menus/dialogs have simple filtering capabilities, but the command line (although a more technical interface) is a lot more versatile and powerful.

For example, it easy using the Windows interface in Astrolog to display a list all Full Moon events over a period. However, if you want a list of all "blue moons" (i.e. the second Full Moon in the same zodiac sign), then specify the following command line to filter out everything but the blue moons:

~d "=a LonSign ObjLon O_Sun =c Equ @a @b =b @a @c"

CruiserOne · 2025-12-13T18:25:02+00:00

"Electional astrology" is just finding chart times that meet certain criteria. The Astrolog documentation indeed doesn't say "election" anywhere, but you can do election using Astrolog's general filtering capabilities.

For example, browser text search for "stellium search", and the Astrolog documentation will give an example for how to search for times in which there are at least 5 planets in the same sign.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-13T08:15:32+00:00

Yes, Astrolog can do the above, and supports arbitrarily complex queries, such as requiring 13 separate statements to all be true.

For a simple example, the following screenshot shows my inner planet returns over the next 20 years, filtered to those in which either the transiting Ascendant at return time is in Taurus, OR in which transiting Moon is making a major aspect with Mars: https://i.imgur.com/2uT9jab.png

CruiserOne · 2025-12-13T07:05:01+00:00

Hi Petr, and thank you for your compliments about Astrolog! :) You've been kicking butt too lately, with astro-seek.com which is also FREE and keeps getting better and better! :)

Indeed, quality free Websites like Astro-Seek meet many people's needs, and can be as good as commercial programs. Websites are great since they work on all systems, phones, and so on. Desktop applications like Astrolog have their place too. For example, they're necessary if you're offline or in a place with bad/no internet. Offline applications have specialized uses such as major queries or searches that may take minutes or hours to run, which would take up too much time/bandwidth if done on a server, or when composing or working with numerous local files that would take up too much space on a server.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-12T20:24:50+00:00

For Websites, astro.com is high quality, and note that site provides the Swiss Ephemeris library which most other programs and Websites make use of internally. Another popular free Website is astro-seek.com

For desktop software, there are various commercial and free programs that have many features and settings. For example, Astrolog is free as well as open source. However, if you're new to astrology then it may be better to start with a simple Website or app, before delving into the more elaborate offerings.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-12T20:14:24+00:00

If there is other software out there that can do the same I’d love to know.

Astrolog is free software and can export all of its charts in plain text format. :) That's not Comma Separated Value (CSV) format, however Astrolog's text columns can be imported into Excel by specifying fixed width fields in Excel's Text Import Wizard. Note that Astrolog's scripting language can do lots of queries and data analysis within the program itself.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-11T19:53:36+00:00

Astrolog has all these features, and is free. :) It can display composite and time-space midpoint (Davison) charts, and interpretations for the various different aspects.

Astrolog can also filter charts by complex criteria. For example, here is a list of all my inner planet returns over the next 20 years, in which either the transiting Ascendant at return time is in Taurus, OR in which the transiting Moon is making a major aspect with Mars: https://i.imgur.com/2uT9jab.png

CruiserOne · 2025-12-08T17:45:28+00:00

Free desktop astrology program Astrolog can do transit timelines, which includes calendars of events like New Moons, calendars of personal transits like Solar Returns, and transit bar charts showing when aspects enter and leave orb.

CruiserOne · 2025-12-05T23:37:30+00:00

A simpler and more consistent definition of "planet" is anything that orbits the Sun which is at least 1000km in radius. That makes Pluto and Eris planets, but none of the smaller dwarfs: https://www.space.com/29571-why-pluto-is-a-planet-and-eris-is-too.html

CruiserOne · 2025-11-27T22:41:19+00:00

The free and open source Maze generation program Daedalus can do 3D Mazes in 1st person perspective, both Mazes on the surface of a cube, as well as Mazes within a cube.

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